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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1982

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STATISTICS ON STORAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTORS

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PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF THE 1981-82 BENCHMARK ECONOMIC CENSUS ON THE STORAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTORS FOR THE REFERENCE YEAR 1980 WERE RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE RESULTS ARE PART OF A BENCHMARK ECONOMIC CENSUS CONDUCTED IN 1981-82 COVERING ALSO THE FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS FOR THE REFERENCE YEAR 1980.

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ON THE INSURANCE SECTOR WERE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 7, AND RESULTS OF THE FINANCING AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS WILL BE RELEASED IN DUE COURSE.

THE CENSUS COVERED ALL WAREHOUSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING INDEPENDENT STORAGE SERVICES FOR HIRE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS BY POST, WIRE, OR RADIO.

HOWEVER, PRIVATE WAREHOUSES, COLD STORAGE SERVICES FOR FUR COATS OFFERED BY FUR COMPANIES TO CUSTOMERS, SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS OPERATED BY BANKS, AND RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING WERE EXCLUDED FROM THIS CENSUS.

THE CENSUS RESULTS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 183 ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN STORAGE SERVICES DURING THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1980, WITH A WORKFORCE OF 4 064 PERSONS.

THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED A TOTAL INCOME OF $665 MILLION, WITH $117 MILLION SPENT ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $350 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES.

OPERATING EXPENSES INCLUDED RENT AND RATES ON LAND AND BUILDINGS, INTEREST PAYMENTS, EXPENSES ON REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, PURCHASES OF GOODS, SUPPLIES, FUELS, WATER AND ELECTRICITY, AND PAYMENTS FOR OTHER SERVICES,

CAPITAL STOCK AT THE END OF 1980 WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $820 MILLION, WITH $36 MILLION AS DEPRECIATION OVER THE YEAR, AND $78 MILLION AS GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS WHICH WERE ACQUISITIONS OF FIXED ASSETS LESS PROCEEDS FROM RE-SALES OF FIXED ASSETS.

TABLE 1, ATTACHED, TOGETHER WITH TABLE 2, PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL STATISTICS FOR THE 183 STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED INTO THREE GROUPS, NAMELY GENERAL CARGO WAREHOUSES, COLD STORAGE, AND MULTI-PURPOSE WAREHOUSES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STORAGE FACILITIES.

GENERAL CARGO